Controversial Mining Plans For Pristine Greenland

10/25/2013 2:52PM

A pair of government decisions in Greenland mean that the island nation will soon allow mining for radioactive and rare-earth materials. WSJ's The Foreign Bureau tracks the story. Photo: Associated Press.

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... the rule ... I ... it's trading file footage as the glaciers around the island nation of green ... highly controversial decisions ... the country will now allow mining of uranium and rare earths ... industry with a large scale iron ore project ... WSJ's James Areddy ... reports that the big concern among the island's fifty six thousand residents is that the pristine glaciers ecosystem could be contaminated if things go wrong ... but Greenland to policy makers are also trying to give it a fishing based economy for the potentially lucrative mining business ... these developments could kick start those efforts ... this is the form here ... WSJ's Global News Update ...